What color is #698773?

#698773 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #698773?

The RGB value is 105, 135, 115: 105 red, 135 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #698773?

The complementary color is #87697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #698773?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#698773 color

#698773 rgb(105, 135, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #698773 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 52.9% green and 45.1% blue (105, 135, 115).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#698773 color codes

HEX	`#698773`
RGB	`rgb(105, 135, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 52.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -14.95, 7.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 16.64, 153.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.583, 21.568, 19.453)`
Decimal	`6915955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #698773, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #698773	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#698773 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #698773 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #698773; }
.text { color: #698773; }
.border { border: 2px solid #698773; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 135 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #698773, #698782); }

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Questions

What color is #698773?: #698773 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #698773?: The RGB value is 105, 135, 115: 105 red, 135 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #698773?: The complementary color is #87697D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #698773?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.